CTV Makes Slew of U.S. Acquisitions for 2014-15 Lineup

TORONTO: Among the series picked up by CTV for its 2014-15 prime-time schedule are Gotham, Shonda Rhimes' How to Get Away with Murder and the Arrow companion series The Flash.

CTV also secured the new Captain America spin-off Marvel's Agent Carter, the cyber-crime procedural CSI: Cyber, the drama American Crime and murder thriller Secrets and Lies. The network also went for the crime procedural Forever, cop dramedy The Mysteries of Laura, family comedy The McCarthys and The Odd Couple reboot with Matthew Perry.

“We were very impressed the quality of programming at the Screenings this year, and feel confident we’ve come home with the best TV programs available,” said Phil King, the president of CTV, sports an‎d entertainment programming. “Drama was particularly strong this year, and we’re thrilled to have picked up addictive, plot-twisting series like How to Get Away with Murder, immersive, event-driven shows like American Crime and Secrets and Lies, as well as fantastical and heroic programs like Gotham, The Flash and Marvel's Agent Carter that follow in the same vein as this year’s number one new series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The McCarthys was the funniest comedy we saw and is a great addition to our schedule, while Matthew Perry nails Oscar Madison in the revamp of The Odd Couple.”

For more on the upcoming U.S. fall season, check out our network-by-network and studio-by-studio recap here.